This is a hot topic in the essential oil community these days and an area with much confusion. One group uses the occasional few drops in a drink, food or herb preparation. Another group recommends much higher amounts that to me seem scary and dangerous. A third group says to never, ever use these concentrated oils internally. Who to believe… what makes sense?
To be honest, I think we are making this issue way more complicated than it needs to be. If someone wants to use an essential oil internally, the safest and easiest way is simply to use the whole herb form. This means adding cinnamon powder or black pepper to your food or making a cup of peppermint tea.
Aromatic oils in a whole herb form have been safely and effectively used throughout the world for millenia. Almost every individual I know uses at least one aromatic plant each day, even if it is simply the pepper shaker on the table.
Isn’t it interesting how we use great quantities of plant matter to distill a minute amount of concentrated essential oil: then we extremely dilute the same oil to make it safe enough to use internally! It is much easier, and just as effective, to use the whole herb in the first place.
Want to know a ‘secret’ way to improve your health? Freely use fresh oregano, thyme, mint, fennel, cinnamon, pepper, basil, cardamon and more in your daily diet.
Simple, effective, affordable and safe.
(In case you are wondering, I don’t recommend the internal use of concentrated oils. Yes, I know it is possible to do, but not a good idea in general.)